Rail-chair.



J. L. WHEELER.

RAIL CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1913.

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JOSEPH'L. WHEELER, 0F OR'lI-I, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO THOMAS E.JONES,

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RAIL-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 30 1914 Application filedSeptember 23, 1913. Serial No. 791,299.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OSEPH L. WHEELER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident or" Orth, in the county ofYoung and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Rail-Chairs, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in meansfor holding railroad rails against spreading, and comprises two similarchairs each engaging a rail the chairs being connected by a plurality ofrods or a solid metal portion, each chair having an upstanding flangearranged to engage the outer side of the base of a rail.

Another object is to provide two rail chairs with a sharp edged ribarranged to be embedded within the tie, the ribs being disposed alongthe outer edges of the rail and connecting said chairs by means of tierods disposed in sets of two, so that the same may be sprung one fromanother to slightly shorten the distance between the centers of the railchairs, the tie rods being held by means of suitable wedges having theiropposite faces serrated, to prevent the wedges from becoming casuallydisplaced from between the tie rods.

"With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and finally pointed out in the appended claims, it beingfurther understood that changes in the specific structure shown anddescribed may be madewithin the scope of the claims, without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. 1

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the severalViews, Figures 1, and 2 show respectively an edge and top view ofconnected rail chairs embodying my invention. Fig. 3, shows a top viewof two rail chairs connected by means of a plurality of tie rodsarranged in sets of two and slightly spread one from the other by meansof two wedges which have their opposite faces serrated. Fig. 4, is atransverse view of a rail chair constructed according to my inventionedge upon two tie rods disclosing a rail as held to a chair. Fig. 5, isa transverse sectional view through a tie giving support to a rail chairembodying my invention, and disclosing the wedges in, position.

In my present invention I provide a positive but comparativelyinexpensive means for securely holding two railroad rails againstspreading.

A indicates a tie upon which the chairs are placed. As shown, each chairincludes a base 1, having an upstanding flange 2, upon what forms theouter side, arranged to engage the base of the rail B. These chairs asshown in Fig. 3 are used in sets of two and each chair along its outeredge is provided with a sharp edged rib 3, located along the outer edge.These chairs are connected by a plurality of bars 4, and 5, disposed insets of two each bar having its end enlarged as shown at 6 in. Fig. 4-.These rods have their ends cast within the chairs. In securing thechairs to the ties, I employ ordinary spikes 7.

Occasionally it is necessary to bring the chairs a little closertogether and where this is necessary I employ two or more wedges 8,which are driven between the sets of tie rods in the manner indicated inFig. 3, to spread the rods apart or one from another. This results inthe rail chairs being brought toward one another. The wedges 8 havingserrated faces can not become casually detached from the tie or frombetween the tie rods.

In Figs. .1, and 2, I show the chairs 9, connected by means of a solidbar 10, this bar 10 having suitable spike openings 11..

A rail chair constructed according to my invention is simple andinexpensive and both durable and efficient in operation and the chairswill securely hold the rails against accidentally spreading.

' Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, two similar chairs eachhaving an upstanding flange arranged to engage the outer side of thebase of a rail, a sharp edged rib extending from each chair along theouter edge, tie rods disposed in sets of two connecting said chairs, andwedges held between said reds, as and for vthe purpose setra'ted faceste-engage said rods, as and in 10 forth. the manner set forth.

2. In a, device of the character described, 1 Intesti-mony whereof Iaffix mysignatune, two similar chairsdeach having an upstanglin thepresence of two Witnesses. ing flange arrange to en 'a e the outer si ey of the base of a rail, a sfiaFp edged rib ex-C JOSEPH WHEELER tendingfrom each chair along the outer Witnesses: edge, tie rods disposed insets of wtwo-eon- F. C'OFFIEIJ), necting said chairs, and Wedges havingser-. 7 Gr. A. JEWELL:

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